A. The department shall act upon the permit application within 30 days of receipt of a complete application. For purposes of this section, “act” means that the department issues its decision to grant, condition, or deny the application or notify the applicant in writing of the amount of additional time that will be required to make the decision and the reasons for this time period. The department’s decision shall be based on its determination of whether the proposed work complies with the franchise under which such work is to be performed and all applicable laws, codes and regulations.

B. The construction permit shall list the franchisee and the contractor performing the work. Franchisee and its contractor are jointly and severally responsible for all work under the construction permit and any code violations in conjunction with the work. All work, whether performed by franchisee or its contractor, shall be deemed to be the work of franchisee for all purposes under the franchise, including all insurance, performance bond and indemnification obligations thereunder. [Ord. 2018-09-015 § 1].